11 August 2014

Spring 2015 Chic Provence Design Tour!

Bonjour mes cheries!....I am thrilled to announce our Spring 2015 Chic Provence Design Tour! What could be better than to know that next spring you will be with me in the South of France, experiencing a magical week of design, cuisine, fascination and luxury with like-minded souls? This is our fifth Chic Provence Design Tour and when you download the brochure you'll see what other lucky guests have said about their time with us on the Chic Provence Design Tour! Come with us this time, you will have an unforgettable time, cheri! Don't delay, we fill up quickly each year.

some very happy guests on the Chic Provence Design Tour!

the village of Isle sur la Sorgue, where we will stay on the Chic Provence Design Tour!

You will rest like royalty in sumptuous bedrooms with private baths in a restored stone farmhouse set in the peach and apple orchards near Isle-sur-la Sorgue, built over 200 years ago and renovated to a designer's dream today. You will linger over French breakfasts of hot coffee, fresh pastries, butter, eggs, local jams, bread, fruits of the season and delicious French yogurt in our family kitchen as we plan our adventure for the day!

above are pictures of the villa that you will call home for a full week; the 10,000 s.f. home is a superbly authentic remodeling of a250 year old stone farmhouse and barn into a stunningProvençal home complete with a family kitchen, eight gorgeous ensuite bedrooms, dining for 20, and a stunning professional kitchen for our own chef's use, and manybeautiful outdoor terraces and poolside...all for your enjoyment

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Each day you will be whisked off to incredible adventures in the magical land of Provence, with a designer leading you through markets, museums, architecture, landscapes, ateliers, dealers and shops. You will see the finest antiques, silver, fabrics, artworks, furniture that there is to be found... along with charming and rustic Provence flea market things...all with an insider's careful guidance through the rigors of negotiating and shipping your treasures home. Attention is carefully paid to all details by the Chic Provence Design Tour, such as a wonderful Provençal gift basket and toiletries upon your arrival and lots of water bottles during the warm days, and aperitifs with chef's hors d'oeuvre of the day when we arrive home at the end of our day.

above are pictures of just a few of the wonderful sights you will see each day...markets, beautiful colors, gorgeous vintage fabrics, stunning interiors...the Chic Provence Design Tour has carefullycreated an itinerary that others rave about... you will LOVE this tour, cherie!

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You'll have a Michelin one-star chef preparing a wonderful Provençal dinner every night at the villa... and he'll give us lessons on preparing French meals and desserts and pairing them with just the right wine, right in our own stunning professional kitchen. Sound good? And speaking of wine, you will also enjoy the finest Provençal wines expertly paired with the freshest locally-produced ingredients at dinner time.

above are pictures of our wonderful chef and some lucky gueststasting wines, relaxing and enjoying themselves... thatblackboard is written each night in our dining room tolet you know the feast that will follow..

You will enjoy every single minute of the Chic Provence Design Tour... from the moment we pick you up at the Avignon train station until we return you there a week later, everything little detail is taken care of by the excellent staff of the Chic Provence Design Tour... where we have a passion for Provence, its beauty, its incredible history, its unique cuisine, and how all these elements have informed its sense of design and art.